Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Malaysia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.4% (2025), 137th of 180 in the world and 18th of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is -0.4% (2025), 189th of 209 in the world and 31st of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 4.8% (2025), 120th of 136 in the world and 19th of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
MalaysiaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Malaysia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.4%2025 | 137/180 | 18/27 | 1.5% | 1.6% | -1.1% | −0.7 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | -0.4%2025 | 189/209 | 31/36 | 8.9% | 7.3% | -0.8% | −1.7 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.8%2025 | 120/136 | 19/24 | 7.7% | 5.0% | 3.9% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 5.3%2025 | 63/136 | 11/24 | -1.1% | -2.1% | 4.8% | +2.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 4.282025 | 122/210 | 18/36 | 3.80 | 3.22 | 4.20 | +9.7%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 12.4%2024 | 103/142 | 20/25 | 13.7% | 13.3% | 10.9% | −2.4 ppsince 2014 | 10.8% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 16.8%2024 | 110/142 | 19/25 | 17.5% | 19.4% | 15.9% | −3.1 ppsince 2014 | 17.6% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 17.0%2023 | 114/142 | 21/25 | 16.5% | 18.2% | 18.5% | −3.6 ppsince 2013 | — | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 64.6%2024 | 24/78 | 4/17 | 43.0%2002 | 49.6% | 62.0% | +11.9 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 117.9%2025 | 18/169 | 12/25 | 135.0% | 107.1% | 133.8% | −5.2 ppsince 2015 | 175.5% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 120.6%2025 | 15/146 | 11/24 | 122.7% | 129.6% | 137.1% | −12.2 ppsince 2015 | 211.5% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.32025 | 87/165 | 19/24 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | −22%since 2015 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.04%2025 | 114/156 | 16/18 | 1.63% | 1.49% | 1.00% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | 1.72% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−0.7 pp1.4% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+11.9 pp64.6% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−22%4.3 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Malaysia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Malaysia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Malaysia | Indonesia | Philippines | Thailand | Singapore | Brunei |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.4%2025 | 1.9%2025 | 1.7%2025 | -0.1%2025 | 0.9%2025 | -0.3%2025 |
| GDP deflator | -0.4%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 1.4%2025 | -0.9%2025 | -1.8%2025 | -4.7%2025 |
| Lending rate | 4.8%2025 | 8.5%2025 | 7.1%2019 | 5.0%2025 | 5.2%2021 | 5.5%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 5.3%2025 | 6.0%2025 | 6.4%2019 | 5.9%2025 | -5.2%2021 | 10.7%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 4.282025 | 16,477.872025 | 57.512025 | 32.882025 | 1.312025 | 1.312025 |
| Tax revenue | 12.4%2024 | 11.1%2009 | 14.4%2024 | 15.2%2024 | 13.6%2024 | — |
| Government revenue | 16.8%2024 | 15.1%2009 | 16.7%2024 | 20.2%2024 | 17.7%2024 | — |
| Government expense | 17.0%2023 | 15.4%2009 | 16.9%2023 | 20.7%2023 | 17.1%2023 | — |
| Government debt | 64.6%2024 | 30.0%2009 | 43.4%2014 | 61.9%2024 | 167.8%2024 | — |